Great Depression & World War II Unit
Unit Enduring Understandings:
Recklessness, despair, and failure leads to re-evaluation of conditions and new opportunities.
The rise of totalitarian dictators was a threat to democracy and U.S.
The attack on Pearl Harbor rallied and unified Americans in support of the war both militarily and on the home front.
- Video Series: 20th Century
The Americans p. 618-633
The Roaring Twenties: Section 1 Changing Ways of Life
Section 2 The Twenties Woman
Section 3 Education and Popular Culture
Section 4 The Harlem Renaissance
The Americans p.638-665
- Lecture/Analysis: The Great Depression
Depression Era: Overview & Causes
Video: The 1930s (The Cras, Dust Bowl)
The Great Depression (Password: kingshs) (Focus Questions)
4. Jackdaw Activity: The New Deal with Focus Questions
- Broadsheet I: The Depression and Franklin Roosevelt
- Broadsheet II: The
- Broadsheet III: The New Deal in Action
- Broadsheet IV: The New Deal in Action
- Broadsheet V: New Deal Critics and the Election of 1936
- Broadsheet VI: The Record of the New Deal
5. Charts: New Deal Legislation
The Americans p. 694-727
6. Simulation: Election of 1936: FDR v. Alf Landon
7. Reading Strategy: Construct a paragraph using 8 of the following words:
dictator nationalism neutrality
totalitarian chancellor fortification
purge aggression alliance
fascism appeasement blitzkrieg
8. Dictators Threaten World Peace (Guided Reading)
The Americans p. 734-747
9. Crash Course: World War II (US History)
9. World War II Game: Data Sheet I (Areas/Features/Places)
Data Sheet II (Actions/Battles/Campaigns/Sieges)
Pre-Test, Game, Post-Test
The Americans p. 756-763
Video: Pearl Harbor by National Geographic
10. Flip Book “American Story of World War II”: Working in pairs, students will design a flip book featuring each year of World War II (1939-1945), that includes two events from each year with photos, illustrations and maps. One event will address the war directly; the other will address the American home front. Each event in the flip book must have an original paragraph describing the event and its importance to the war effort. The final page of the flip book will include your references/works cited. Your flip book will demonstrate the unit understanding; The attack on Pearl Harbor rallied and unified Americans in support of the war both militarily and on the home front. RUBRIC, MODEL
The Americans p. 775-793
FDR's "Day of Infamy" Speech: Crafting a Call to Arms
FDR's "Day of Infamy" Speech: Crafting a Call to Arms
U.S. History in Context
10. Cause & Effect: World War II
Marshall Plan
The Americans p. 806-814
Class Handout
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